CVE-2026-104417
Ghost 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 Path Traversal via Locale Setting
- State
- Published
- Severity
- 6.9 Medium
- Published
- Oct 2, 2026
- Updated
- Oct 2, 2026
- Reserved
- Oct 2, 2026
Description
Ghost from 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 contains a path traversal vulnerability in theme translation file loading that allows authenticated administrators to read JSON files outside the active theme directory. Attackers can manipulate the locale setting to load JSON files elsewhere on the server, exposing server configuration secrets.
Scores
| CVSS | Score | Vector | Source |
|---|---|---|---|
| 4.0 | 6.9 Medium | CVSS:4.0/AV:N/AC:L/AT:N/PR:H/UI:N/VC:H/VI:N/VA:N/SC:N/SI:N/SA:N | VulnCheck |
| 3.1 | 4.9 Medium | CVSS:3.1/AV:N/AC:L/PR:H/UI:N/S:U/C:H/I:N/A:N | VulnCheck |
Weaknesses
- CWE-22 Improper Limitation of a Pathname to a Restricted Directory ('Path Traversal')
Affected Products
| Product | Versions |
|---|---|
GhostTryGhost |
|
References
- GitHub Security Advisory (GHSA-m382-6jw4-fmp6)vendor-advisory
- VulnCheck Advisory: Ghost 1.20.0 before 6.64.0 Path Traversal via Locale Settingthird-party-advisory
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